| TRAVEL AND TOURISM
Associate in Applied Science Degree AN
Purpose: The curriculum is designed to enable students to enter
management training positions within the travel industry and
to prepare industry employees to assume managerial responsibility.
This includes a diversity of career opportunities in areas such
as airline sales and marketing, travel agency management, cruise
and tour operations, and meeting and conference planning.
Transfer Information: Although transfer is not the primary purpose of an A.A.S. program, NVCC has articulation agreements that facilitate the transfer of this and other career-oriented programs to selected senior institutions. Students interested in transfer should contact a counselor or their faculty advisor early in their program.
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First Year |
1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
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ENG |
111 |
College Composition I |
3 |
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SDV |
100 |
Orientation or SDV Elective |
1 |
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TRV |
100 |
Intro. to the Travel Industry |
3 |
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TRV |
111 |
Geography of Tourism I |
3 |
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TRV |
125 |
Prin/Travel Sales & Customer Service |
3 |
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TRV |
130 |
Intro. to Meeting Planning |
3 |
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TRV |
112 |
Geography of Tourism II |
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3 |
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3 TRV |
115 |
Ground Trans., Tours, Cruises, & |
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Services Planning |
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3 |
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SPD |
110 |
Intro. to Speech Communication |
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3 |
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MTH |
151 |
Math for the Liberal Arts |
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3 |
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2 PED |
Activity/RPK Elective |
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1 |
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Social Science Elective |
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3 |
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Total Credits/Semester |
16 |
16 |
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Second Year |
1st Semester |
2nd Semester |
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ACC |
211 |
Principles of Accounting I |
3 |
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ITE |
115 |
Intro. to Computer Applications & Concepts |
3 |
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2 PED |
116 |
Lifetime Fitness & Wellness |
1 |
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HRI |
255 |
Human Resources Mgt. & |
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Training for Hosp. & Tourism |
3 |
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3 TRV |
220 |
Prin. of Group Travel & |
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Tour Operations |
3 |
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4 TRV |
116 |
or Electives |
4 |
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TRV |
230 |
Travel Marketing or HRI 235 |
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3 |
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5 ___ |
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Humanities/Fine Arts Elective |
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3 |
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6 ___ |
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Social Science Elective |
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3 |
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7 TRV |
211 |
or Elective |
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4 |
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7 TRV |
290 |
Coordinated Internship or Elective |
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3 |
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Total Credits/Semester |
17 |
16 |
Total credits for the A.A.S. Degree in Travel and Tourism =
65.
1 If you are planning
to transfer to another college or university, select a math course
that is equivalent to the transfer institution’s requirement.
2 The PED requirement
may be met by one of the following options: PED 116, 2 cr.; PED
116, 1 cr. Plus a PED activities course, 1 cr.; or PED 116, 1
cr. Plus RPK 205, 216, or 225. PED 116 is offered as both a 1-credit
and a 2-credit course.
3 Check course descriptions
for applicable prerequisites.
4 TRV Suggested Electives are TRV 240 Principles of Event Planning and Management or TRV 295 Music/Event Entertainment; Ecotourism; Niche Marketing; Internet Marketing.
5 Humanities/fine arts elective may be chosen from list on page 40.
6 The social science elective may be selected from the economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology (includes anthropology) courses listed on pages 40-41.
7 Preapproved electives
can be selected from any non-required course with a DIT, TRV or HRI
prefix. See your faculty advisor for alternative procedures.
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